{"id":63929,"date":"2023-12-19T10:14:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T09:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=63929"},"modified":"2023-12-19T10:14:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T09:14:27","slug":"protest-in-belgrade-part-of-the-opposition-demands-annulment-of-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/protest-in-belgrade-part-of-the-opposition-demands-annulment-of-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Protest in Belgrade, part of the opposition demands annulment of elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A large number of citizens protested on Monday in the center of Belgrade, demanding the annulment of local elections held in the Serbian capital on December 17.<\/p>\n<p>The opposition coalition \u201cSerbia against Violence\u201d called for this protest, claiming that the victory of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in power in Belgrade is the \u201cresult of election theft\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not want and dare not recognize the elections in Belgrade because they are against the law, people from other countries have been abused,\u201d said the representative of the \u201cSerbia against Violence\u201d coalition, Marinika Tepi\u0107, during the protest in front of the Republican Electoral Commission (REC) headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>She declared that her coalition has \u201ctens of thousands of pieces of evidence\u201d of the manipulation of citizens\u2019 electoral will.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have evidence and demand the annulment of the Belgrade elections,\u201d said Tepi\u0107 before some representatives of the opposition coalition entered the REC building to submit a request for the annulment of the elections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two opposition leaders declare a hunger strike<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marinika Tepi\u0107 announced that she, along with another leader of the \u201cSerbia against Violence\u201d list, Miroslav Aleksi\u0107, would go on a hunger strike until, as she stated, the annulment of the elections.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters in front of the REC entrance chanted and shouted: \u201cWe will not concede victory\u201d, \u201cBetrayal\u201d, and threw eggs, tomatoes, and toilet paper towards the commission building.<\/p>\n<p>An incident occurred briefly when a small group of protesters attempted to break a protective fence set up in front of the commission\u2019s headquarters.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63931\" style=\"width: 1228px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63931 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/domatet-beograd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1228\" height=\"907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/domatet-beograd.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/domatet-beograd-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/domatet-beograd-1024x756.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/domatet-beograd-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/domatet-beograd-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/domatet-beograd-696x514.jpg 696w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/domatet-beograd-1068x789.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Several protesters threw tomatoes at the entrance of the headquarters of the Republican Election Commission in downtown Belgrade, Serbia, December 18, 2023. Photo courtesy: Nevena Bogdanovi\u0107 (RFE\/RL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Opposition leaders prevented any major incident, urging the crowd \u201cnot to fall for provocations\u201d and to remain calm.<\/p>\n<p>The parties of the \u201cSerbia against Violence\u201d coalition claim that in the local elections in Belgrade on December 17, the SNS violated the electoral will of the citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsidering that more than 40,000 persons without legal residence were brought to Belgrade in an organized manner to support the SNS list, which drastically changed the electoral will of the citizens of Belgrade, we demand the annulment of the elections in the city of Belgrade and the repetition of the voting for the Municipal Assembly,\u201d said the coalition.<\/p>\n<p>From this coalition, they also called for the \u201ccleaning of the voter list\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the SNS rejected accusations of influencing the will of the citizens during the December 17 elections.<\/p>\n<p>The President of the SNS, Milo\u0161 Vu\u010devi\u0107, stated that he is \u201ccertain\u201d that his list has won in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, and that he believes Aleksandar \u0160api\u0107 will be the \u201cnew or old\u201d mayor of the city.<\/p>\n<p>According to the preliminary results of the City Electoral Commission, the SNS list won 39.3 percent of the votes (49 mandates) in the Belgrade elections, while the \u201cSerbia against Violence\u201d list won 34.3 percent (42 mandates).<\/p>\n<p>Serbia held extraordinary parliamentary, local, and regional elections on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The SNS declared victory at all levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A large number of citizens protested on Monday in the center of Belgrade, demanding the annulment of local elections held in the Serbian capital on December 17. 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